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In this chapter, the formation of different types of women’s organizations is described to trace their trajectories in relation to different sectors of the indigenous movement. The growth of “gender parallelism”, that is, women’s organizations related to male-dominated indigenous organizations, is particularly visible in the Bolivian experience. It shows how indigenous women understand their role as acting side by side their male companions in the struggles of their communities. It also reveals how they have managed to become central actors in the indigenous movement, particularly around the election of Evo Morales as president of Bolivia and afterward. The strength of indigenous women’s voices in politics allowed them to redefine the terms of how Bolivian women are represented nationally.
Si la Descolonización es la revolución india, la Despatriarcalización es la revolución de la mujer indígena, es decir es la revolución dentro de la revolución.
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Rousseau, S., Hudon, A.M. (2017). Indigenous Women Transform the Politics of Representing Women. In: Indigenous Women’s Movements in Latin America. Crossing Boundaries of Gender and Politics in the Global South. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95063-8_3
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